| 967 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 957 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 796 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3754 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 933 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 845 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 957 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1265 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1338 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1085 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1017 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3182 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1641 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2230 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 455 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29363 | Morohashi |
| 2573 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4794 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 446 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 481 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 893 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
696 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 背後 【ハイゴ】 back, rear, background, behind the scenes
- 背景 【ハイケイ】 background, scenery, backdrop, setting, background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context, backing, support (from behind the scenes)
- 違背 【イハイ】 violation, transgression
- 向背 【コウハイ】 one's attitude, state of affairs
Kun reading compounds
- 背 【せ】 back, reverse, rear side, back (e.g. of a chair), spine (of a book), height, stature, ridge (of a mountain)
- 背 【せい】 height, stature
- 膝皿貝 【ひざらがい】 chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora), sea cradle, Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
- 角背 【かくせ】 flat back (book spine), square back
- 背 【せい】 height, stature
- 背丈 【せたけ】 stature, height
- 背く 【そむく】 to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
- 背ける 【そむける】 to turn (one's face) away, to avert (one's eyes)
Readings
- Korean:
- bae, pae
Spanish
- espalda
- detrás
- estatura
- desobedecer
- infringir
- rebelarse
Portuguese
- estatura
- altura
- costas
- atrás
- desobedecer
- desafiar
- quebrar promesum
- rebelar
French
- stature
- taille
- dos
- arrière
- désobéir
- défier
- revenir sur
- se rebeller
| 1246 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b5.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 1222.7 | Four corner code |
| 1122.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 80cc | Unicode hex code |
length, ten shaku, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1375 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 丈 【ジョウ】 3.03 meters (ten shaku), length, measure, Mr., Mrs.
- 丈夫 【ジョウブ】 healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable
- 気丈 【キジョウ】 stout-hearted, firm, courageous, brave, tough
- 方丈 【ホウジョウ】 square jō (approx. 10 sq feet), abbot's chamber, chief priest
Kun reading compounds
- 丈 【たけ】 height, stature, length (esp. of clothing), all (one has), everything, magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
- 丈比べ 【たけくらべ】 comparison of statures
- 草丈 【くさたけ】 rice plant's height
- 着丈 【きたけ】 dress length
- 丈 【だけ】 only, just, merely, simply, no more than, nothing but, alone, as much as, to the extent of, enough to
- 丈に 【だけに】 as one would expect from ..., given that ... (naturally ...), because ..., being ..., precisely because ..., all the more because of ..., on account of ..., ... being what it is, only to, only for, only in
- 一度だけ 【いちどだけ】 only once
- 七分丈 【しちぶたけ】 three-quarter length (usu. clothing)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とも、 ますら
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- unidad de longitud (10 pies)
- altura
- sólido
- fuerte
- longitud
Portuguese
- comprimento
- 10 pés
- medida
- Sra.
- Dona.
- altura
- estatura
- todo
- únicamente
- isto é tudo
- meramente
French
- longueur
- 10 pieds (jo)
- mesure
- M
- Mme
- taille
- stature
- tout (ce qu'on a)
- seulement
- c'est tout
| 1415 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1317 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 151 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 962 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1025 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 36 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1325 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1408 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1272 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 7 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4227 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2136 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2885 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 698 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11 | Morohashi |
| 3419 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 691 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 746 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1010 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 5000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e08 | Unicode hex code |